Grace of My Heart (1996)


Grace of My Heart
Release Date08 September 1996
Budget$5,000,000
TaglineFor years her songs brought fame to other people. Then she found her own voice.
GenreComedy, Drama, Music
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Drama, Film a Clef, Feminist Film
ThemesMusician's Life, Self-Destructive Romance, Crumbling Marriages
TonesAffectionate, Atmospheric, Intimate, Poignant, Witty
TagsCollaborator, Ideals, Marriage Problems, Music Business, Pop Music, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter

Grace of My Heart is a 1996 film written and directed by Allison Anders, set in the pop music world of the late 1950s, starting off in New York's Brill Building era, weaving through the California Sound of the early '60s and culminating with a Martha's Vineyard-like comeback in the early 1970s.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Edna Buxton, Denise Waverly

Sissy Boyd
Dress Saleswoman

Mrs. Buxton

Singing Contestant

Jennifer Leigh Warren
Doris Shelley

M.C. at Talent Show

Audition Record Producer

Natalie Venetia Belcon
Betty

Kathy Barbour
Sha Sha

Joel Millner

Waitress in Diner

Eric Jerome Kirkland
Stylette

Irving Eugene Washington III
Stylette

Kurt Jackson
Stylette

Michael Angelo Saulsberry
Stylette

Receptionist #1

Jade Gordon
Girl in Coffee Shop

Howard Cazsatt

Tracy Vilar
Annie

Receptionist #2

Martin Valinsky
Brill Building Songwriter

John Murray

Lita Stevens
Radio Station Receptionist

Brill Building Hallway Singers

Cheryl Steed

Record Producer

Matthew Lewis

David Williams
Click Brother #1

Andrew Williams
Click Brother #2

Kelly Porter

Dierdre Lewis
Girl in Howard's Bed

Buster
Baby Luma

John Nacco
Cab Driver

Lynne Adams
Kindly Nurse

Brittany English Stephens
Luma

Johnny Thomas III
Annie's Son

Harry Victor
Journalist

Jay Phillips

Jeffrey McDonald
Member of the Riptides

Member of the Riptides

Brian Reitzell
Member of the Riptides

Christina Ehrlich
The Riptides' Dancing Girl

Melanie A. Gage
The Riptides' Dancing Girl

Albert Macklin
TV Interviewer

The Riptides' Engineer

Doris' L.A. Boyfriend

Robert Brunner
Theremin Player

Chris Shearer
Security Expert

Singer on Beach

Singer on Beach

Alicia Jaffee
Singer on Beach

Alice Cohen
Singer in Tree

Lita Hernandez
Singer in Tree

Delia González
Singer in Tree

Dr. 'Jonesy' Jones

Precious Chong
Crying Woman at Funeral

Guru Dave

Commune Guitarist

Latanyia Baldwin
Brill Building Hallway Singer

Necia Bray
Brill Building Hallway Singer

Josina Elder
Brill Building Hallway Singer

Record Store Worker

Kristen Vigard
Denise Waverly

Wendi Williams
Brill Building Hallway Singer

Director

Producer

Ruth Charny
producer

Burtt Harris
line producer

Daniel Hassid
producer

Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
line producer, co-producer

executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Jean-Yves Escoffier
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Editor

James Y. Kwei
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Harvey Rosenstock
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Casting Director

Russell Gray
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Production Designer

François Séguin
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Art Director

Mayne Berke
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Set Decorator

Sara Andrews
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Costume Designer

Susan L. Bertram
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Makeup Department

Linda Grimes
makeup artist: second unit

Lori Hicks
makeup artist: second unit

Erwin H. Kupitz
wig designer

Henry Lito
hair stylist: second unit

Peggy Nicholson
hair stylist: second unit

Christine M. Steele
key makeup artist

Linda Vallejo
hair stylist

Gigi Williams
makeup supervisor, hair styles supervisor

Production Manager

Clark Henderson
post-production supervisor: Los Angeles

Erica L. Hiller
production supervisor: Los Angeles

Tom Razzano
unit production manager: New York Segments, production manager: second unit

Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Christian P. Della Penna
second assistant director

Carole Dubuc
second assistant director: second unit

Burtt Harris
first assistant director: second unit

Artist W. Robinson
first assistant director

Art Department

Michael Bogert
art swing gang

Finbar Duhan
art swing gang

Susie Goulder
set decorator: second unit

Andrew King
property assistant

Wing Lee
art director: second unit

Adam Lustig
assistant art director

Brian Markey
construction coordinator

M. Scott Moore
property master: second unit

Tony Palermo
property assistant

Mary Patvaldnieks
assistant set decorator

Lynda Reiss
property master

Jennine Rimer
art swing gang

Abigail Sheiner
art department coordinator

Bobby Thomas
lead man

Kenneth Weinberg
property assistant: second unit

Sound Department

Chris Barnes
adr supervisor: UK

David Boulton
adr mixer

Benjamin Cheah
assistant sound editor

Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist

Mark DeSimone
adr mixer

Chris Fielder
transfer assistant editor

Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer

Lewis Goldstein
sound effects editor

Stephen Halbert
sound, sound mixer

Kenton Jakub
adr editor

Paul Koronkiewicz
boom operator: second unit

Lee Lemont
adr supervisor: Los Angeles

Julie Lindner
assistant sound editor

Adam Lipsius
apprentice sound editor

Marissa Littlefield
adr editor

Lawrence Loewinger
sound mixer: second unit

Ernie Marsch
adr recordist: UK

Todd Milner
assistant sound editor

Bruce Pross
foley supervisor

Fred Rosenberg
dialogue editor

Philip Stockton
supervising sound editor

Becky Sullivan
adr supervisor: Los Angeles

Eric 'Sprocket' Uporsky
boom operator

Special Effects

John C. Hartigan
special effects

Stunts

Michael T. Brady
stunt coordinator

Erik Rondell
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Claudette Barius
still photographer

Glenn Davis
best boy electric: second unit

Jeff DeLucia
electrician

David Devlin
gaffer, lighting director

James P. Dolan
gaffer: second unit

John Donohue
key grip: second unit

Roch Dutkowiak
best boy electric

Matt Gulbin
rigging key grip

Michael Gulbin
key grip

Mitch Gulbin
best boy grip

Adam Holender
director of photography: second unit

Shawn Honea
camera loader

David Knox
camera operator: second unit

Jim Kwiatkowski
key grip

Timberlake Lewis
second assistant camera

Dan McMahon
electrician

Daisuke Dice Miyake
grip

Larry J. Richardson
electrician

Craig Vaccaro
best boy grip: second unit

Christian Waelder
dolly grip

David J. White II
first assistant camera

Mark Wilson
grip

Casting Department

Jennifer Bender
extras casting

Stacie Goodman
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julia Bartholomew
costume supervisor

Mynka Draper
costumer

Dominique Dubois
costumer

Jade Gordon
costumer

Cookie Lopez
set costumer

Lori Jean Sacks
costumer

Patricia Sanftner
wardrobe supervisor: second unit

Tricia Gray
costumer

Editorial Department

Gregg Apirian
assistant editor

Tony Grocki
assistant editor

Carol Hillson
first assistant film editor: New York

Mike Mertens
color timer

Beth Moran
apprentice editor: New York

Marlo Poras
apprentice film editor: New York

Bart Rachmil
apprentice film editor: Los Angeles

Julie Rogers
first assistant editor: Los Angeles

Javier Salinas
apprentice editor: New York

Nicole Schubert
second assistant film editor: Los Angeles

Andrew Weisblum
second assistant film editor: New York

Music Department

Tiffany Anders
music consultant

Rhonda Baron
music coordinator

orchestrator

Jim Cox
orchestrator

Chris Douridas
music consultant

Jimmie Haskell
orchestrator

Larry Hirsch
music recordist

Leslie Jones
music recordist

Carlton Kaller
production music editor

Edward Karam
orchestrator

musical director

Stephen Krause
scoring mixer

Steve Krause
score mixer

Julie Last
music recordist

Stephen Lotwis
music editor

Glenn Lucas
apprentice music editor

Robert Mackston
music editor

Dan Marnen
music recordist

Denise Okimoto
music editor

Charlie Paakkari
music recordist

Gene Page
orchestrator

Suzana Peric
music editor

Tony Phillips
music recordist

Karyn Rachtman
executive music producer

Mary Ramos
associate music supervisor

Gary Raymond
music playback

Transportation Department

Scott Anderson
driver: honeywagon

Billy G. Arter
transportation coordinator

John Jarvis
transportation captain

Adam Pinkstaff
driver

James Patrick Whalen Jr.
transportation captain: second unit

Ed Wirth
transportation captain

Other Crew

Devon Anders
production assistant

Liz Barcia
production assistant

Margaret Bodde
assistant: Mr. Scorsese

Michael Boonstra
production coordinator: second unit

Katherine Cohn
assistant production coordinator: second unit

Michael Dermer
assistant: Ms. Charny

Barbara Duncan
production coordinator

Susan Giordano
first assistant accountant

Rick Halpern
production intern

Lori Hersey
set production assistant

Michael Jackman
manager: second unit

Spencer Keimon
office production assistant

Pedro Mata
assistant location manager

Greg Mazzy
craft service

Zack Milan
stand-in

Erica Pearce
set production assistant

Michael Perman
assistant production coordinator

Martha Pilcher
location manager

Martha Pinson
script supervisor: second unit

Dhana Rivera
assistant: Mr. Rosenblatt

Maxine Abarbara Skwat
studio teacher

Maya Montanez Smukler
assistant: Ms. Anders

Kim Sockwell
assistant: Mr. Scorsese

Deanna Stadler
key set production assistant

Jared Tobman
set production assistant

Barbara Tuss
script supervisor

Luke Wasserman
assistant: Mr. Hassid

Sean Whitler
set production assistant

Darren Wiseman
location manager: second unit

Keith Young
choreographer

Thanks

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
special thanks

Beatrice Sisul
special thanks

Production Company

Cappa Production
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Gramercy Pictures
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home

CIC Vídeo

Cinema International

Cineplex Odeon Films

Gramercy Pictures
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MCA/Universal Pictures

United International Pictures

United International Pictures (UIP)
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United International Pictures (UIP)

Miscellaneous

Cynthia Rowley
wardrobe






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